On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 08:16:05AM +0200, Christian PERRIER wrote: > Quoting Josh Triplett (j...@joshtriplett.org): > > Package: tasksel > > Version: 3.09 > > Severity: normal > > > > As of version 3.2.21-1 of the Linux images, the Linux kernel now loads > > any necessary cpufreq module itself based on cpuid, and the kernel > > images have defaulted to the ondemand cpufreq governor for a while now. > > Given those defaults, users no longer need cpufrequtils unless they want > > to put their system into a non-default less energy-efficient > > configuration. > > > > So, please drop cpufrequtils from task-laptop. > > Hello Josh, > > Thanks for keeping an eye on this. Always good to have people taking > care of tasks which is something that has to be done "nottoo close" to > the release.
:) I'll try to take a quick look at tasks to see if any other changes need to occur before the freeze. > Before I really remove the package, is there a reason why it would hurt > to have it? It wouldn't cause serious problems, but it does cause two extra init scripts to run at boot time, one of which will override the in-kernel default with its own default. Long-term, it seems preferable to have the defaults in exactly one place. - Josh Triplett -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120624075043.GA12920@leaf
